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Wreck of treasure-laden galleon found
Topic Started: Dec 5 2015, 12:25 PM (214 Views)
CJ
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:colombia: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35014600 :colombia:

The wreck of a Spanish boat laden with treasure that sank more than 300 years ago near the Colombian city of Cartagena has been found, President Juan Manuel Santos has announced.

"Great news! We have found the San Jose galleon," the president tweeted.

The San Jose has been described as the holy grail of shipwrecks, carrying one of the largest amount of valuables ever to have been lost at sea.

Ownership of its treasures has been the subject of a long-running legal row.

The Colombian government's announcement on Friday that it had found the San Jose did not mention its long-running quarrel with US-based salvage company Sea Search Armada (SSA) over claims to the treasure - estimated to be worth between $4bn to $17bn (£2.6bn-£11bn; €3.7bn-€15.6bn).

SSA has been claiming billions of dollars for breach of contract from the Colombian government, but in 2011 an American court ruled that the galleon was the property of the Colombian state.



Wow :O . I wonder what Colombia will do with the treasure now that it's been found?
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GrieferLord
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hopefully use it to help it's people, that much money could do wonders in Columbia!
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gibby
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its amazing that these are still around and in tact
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CJ
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Well, I doubt that the ship would still be intact :P . The treasure probably would be - but then, it would mostly be gold and other things that don't decay or rot away quickly, even after 300 years.
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